MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-515): Web Applications Development with Microsoft .NET Framework 4

Description

Ace your preparation for the skills measured by MCTS Exam 70-515-and on the job. Work at your own pace through a series of lessons and reviews that fully cover each exam objective. Then, reinforce and apply what you’ve learned through real-world case scenarios and practice exercises. This official Microsoft study guide is designed to help you make the most of your study time.

 Maximize your performance on the exam by learning to:

* Program a new application; add and configure server controls
* Manage data input, user state, and security
* Implement data source controls and data-bound controls
* Use AJAX-enabled forms and scripts
* Create and consume XML Web services and WFC services
* Design for accessibility, globalization, and mobility
* Debug, deploy, monitor, and troubleshoot applications

 Then, assess your skills with the practice tests on CD. You can work through hundreds of questions using multiple testing modes to meet your specific learning needs. You get detailed explanations for right and wrong answers-including a customized learning path that describes how and where to focus your studies.

 A Note Regarding the CD or DVD

 The practice test materials are available as a download along with your ebook version of the kit, and will be located in your account. Please direct any questions or concerns to booktech@oreilly.com.

CONTENTS:

Acknowledgments; Introduction; Hardware Requirements; Software Requirements; Using the Companion Media; Microsoft Certified Professional Program; Errata and Book Support; We Want to Hear from You; Stay in Touch; Chapter 1: Introducing ASP.NET 4; 1.1 Before You Begin; 1.2 Lesson 1: Understanding Web Communications; 1.3 Lesson 2: Creating a Website and Adding New Webpages; 1.4 Lesson 3: Working with Web Configuration Files; 1.5 Case Scenarios; 1.6 Suggested Practices; 1.7 Take a Practice Test; Chapter 2: Using Master Pages, Themes, and Caching; 2.1 Before You Begin; 2.2 Lesson 1: Using Master Pages; 2.3 Lesson 2: Using Themes; 2.4 Lesson 3: Caching; 2.5 Case Scenarios; 2.6 Suggested Practices; 2.7 Take a Practice Test; Chapter 3: Handling Events and Managing State; 3.1 Before You Begin; 3.2 Lesson 1: Understanding the ASP.NET Life Cycle and Handling Events; 3.3 Lesson 2: Using Client-Side State Management; 3.4 Lesson 3: Using Server-Side State Management; 3.5 Case Scenarios; 3.6 Suggested Practices; 3.7 Take a Practice Test; Chapter 4: Using Server Controls; 4.1 Before You Begin; 4.2 Lesson 1: Exploring Common Server Controls; 4.3 Lesson 2: Exploring Specialized Server Controls; 4.4 Case Scenarios; 4.5 Suggested Practices; 4.6 Take a Practice Test; Chapter 5: Input Validation and Site Navigation; 5.1 Before You Begin; 5.2 Lesson 1: Performing Input Validation; 5.3 Lesson 2: Performing Site Navigation; 5.4 Lesson 3: Using Web Parts; 5.5 Case Scenarios; 5.6 Suggested Practices; 5.7 Take a Practice Test; Chapter 6: Globalization and Accessibility; 6.1 Before You Begin; 6.2 Lesson 1: Configuring Globalization and Localization; 6.3 Lesson 2: Configuring Accessibility; 6.4 Case Scenarios; 6.5 Suggested Practices; 6.6 Take a Practice Test; Chapter 7: Creating Custom Web Controls; 7.1 Before You Begin; 7.2 Lesson 1: Creating User Controls; 7.3 Lesson 2: Creating Custom Web Server Controls; 7.4 Case Scenarios; 7.5 Suggested Practices; 7.6 Take a Practice Test; Chapter 8: Debugging and Deploying; 8.1 Before You Begin; 8.2 Lesson 1: Debugging Websites; 8.3 Lesson 2: Troubleshooting Websites; 8.4 Lesson 3: Deploying Websites; 8.5 Case Scenarios; 8.6 Suggested Practices; 8.7 Take a Practice Test; Chapter 9: Working with Client-Side Scripting, AJAX, and jQuery; 9.1 Before You Begin; 9.2 Lesson 1: Creating AJAX-Enabled Web Forms; 9.3 Lesson 2: Creating Client Scripts with the Microsoft AJAX Library; 9.4 Lesson 3: Implementing jQuery; 9.5 Case Scenarios; 9.6 Suggested Practices; 9.7 Take a Practice Test; Chapter 10: Writing and Working with HTTP Modules and Web Services; 10.1 Before You Begin; 10.2 Lesson 1: Creating HTTP Handlers and HTTP Modules; 10.3 Lesson 2: Creating and Consuming XML Web Services; 10.4 Lesson 3: Creating and Consuming WCF Services; 10.5 Case Scenarios; 10.6 Suggested Practices; 10.7 Take a Practice Test; Chapter 11: Connecting to and Querying Data with LINQ; 11.1 Before You Begin; 11.2 Lesson 1: Getting Started with LINQ; 11.3 Lesson 2: LINQ and ADO.NET; 11.4 Case Scenarios; 11.5 Suggested Practices; 11.6 Take a Practice Test; Chapter 12: Working with Data Source Controls and Data-Bound Controls; 12.1 Before You Begin; 12.2 Lesson 1: Connecting to Data with Data Source Controls; 12.3 Lesson 2: Working with Data-Bound Web Server Controls; 12.4 Lesson 3: Working with ASP.NET Dynamic Data; 12.5 Case Scenarios; 12.6 Suggested Practices; 12.7 Take a Practice Test; Chapter 13: Implementing User Profiles, Authentication, and Authorization; 13.1 Before You Begin; 13.2 Lesson 1: Working with User Profiles; 13.3 Lesson 2: Using ASP.NET Membership; 13.4 Case Scenarios; 13.5 Suggested Practices; 13.6 Take a Practice Test; Chapter 14: Creating Websites with ASP.NET MVC 2; 14.1 Before You Begin; 14.2 Lesson 1: Understanding ASP.NET MVC Applications; 14.3 Lesson 2: Creating Models, Views, and Controllers; 14.4 Case Scenarios; 14.5 Suggested Practices; 14.6 Take a Practice Test; Answers; Chapter 1: Lesson Review Answers; Chapter 1: Case Scenario Answers; Chapter 2: Lesson Review Answers; Chapter 2: Case Scenario Answers; Chapter 3: Lesson Review Answers; Chapter 3: Case Scenario Answers; Chapter 4: Lesson Review Answers; Chapter 4: Case Scenario Answers; Chapter 5: Lesson Review Answers; Chapter 5: Case Scenario Answers; Chapter 6: Lesson Review Answers; Chapter 6: Case Scenario Answers; Chapter 7: Lesson Review Answers; Chapter 7: Case Scenario Answers; Chapter 8: Lesson Review Answers; Chapter 8: Case Scenario Answers; Chapter 9: Lesson Review Answers; Chapter 9: Case Scenario Answers; Chapter 10: Lesson Review Answers; Chapter 10: Case Scenario Answers; Chapter 11: Lesson Review Answers; Chapter 11: Case Scenario Answers; Chapter 12: Lesson Review Answers; Chapter 12: Case Scenario Answers; Chapter 13: Lesson Review Answers; Chapter 13: Case Scenario Answers; Chapter 14: Lesson Review Answers; Chapter 14: Case Scenario Answers; System Requirements;